These relationships for lack of a better term have actually been happening since the internet began. Remember UUNet? Ever try getting peering with them? The current ATT has the ability to charge a tariff/toll for using their infrastructure to get to your customers. At some point Google will probably do the same thing with their free wifi access. And sooner or later the market will come up with a better, more efficient media because being a monopoly is a short lived journey at the top. How many times has ATT been broken up? How long will it take for this new ATT to be broken up or sold off in pieces? It is ironic. Old MaBell, the OG of AT&Ts was broken up to Regional Operating Co's., RBOCs. And now the new ATT is a conglomoration of RBOCs rolled up. Dejavu or what? Imagine if they start filtering applications, content, services, or go any deeper than filtering at the ASN level...especially if they offer competing services.